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MIKE DOWNEY | DIGITAL SINGLE | RAR 002

by: Mike Downey

Publication date: 01-26-2010

Topics: indie, pop, bedroom pop, lo-fi, indie pop, mike downey, rain above records,

About Mike Downey

Since 1996 Mike Downey has been releasing his pop-sensible musics with the bands Wolfie (Parasol/Kindercore), Mathlete (Blackbean and Placenta) and The National Splits (Blackbean and Placenta/Kittridge). In early 2005 he freed himself from all monikers, began playing under his own name and uprooted himself from his Chicago home and landed in Stockholm, where he currently resides.

Mr. Downey is the head honcho of the heartphone netlabel of Stockholm, Sweden

Notes

Let The Woman In b/w Some Money (Digital Single)
by Mike Downey
RAR 002 (DS)

1. Let The Woman In
2. Some Money

Immediately after releasing his Audio Graves 100-song collection of odds 'n ends, Mike got back to working on new material. But just slightly before pressing record he sat down and listened to the entire Beatles remastered catalog, straight through. With ears ringing melodies from heaven he scribbled down the beginnings of what was to be "Let the Woman In". This isn't to say it sounds anything like a Beatles song, but the inspiration to write a straight forward, no frills pop song was on his mind.

The flip side is an exercise in repetition. A simple 2-chord organ riff acts as the foundation for a tiny tale about, well, we aren't really sure what it's about. Loose lips sink ships. We know that much.

Mike Downey appears courtesy of Rain Above Records
http://www.rainaboverecords.com

Related Sites:

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.mike-downey.com

HEARTPHONE RECORDS
http://heartphone.wordpress.com

Cover Art by Jason Sposa